MASSENA – The Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 2012 Annual Holiday Decorating Contest.

The contest was broken into entries north of the Grasse River and those south of the river.

The first place winners are, north of the Grasse River, Kevin and Candace Chessman, 3 Baldwin Ave.; and south of the Grasse River, Lydia Marlar, 24 Douglas Rd.

Second and third place winners are, north of the river, second place, Gloria Dupree, 20 Haskell St., and third, Bob Rochefort, 44 Martin St.; south, second place, Richard and Joyce Giroux, 10 School St., and third, Joe and Julie Chontosh, 415 LaRue Rd.

Commercial businesses were also encouraged to participate. This year’s winner is Studio 162, 47-49 Main St.

The Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who entered the contest at the Business After Hours on Thursday, Dec. 13 at the Massena Chamber Office, 16 Church St, at 5 p.m.